The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11985, 5 June 1902, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902.

Parliament is summoned to meet on July Ist. ' • ' Mr Newton King advertises a quantity of useful everyday articles for sale at his mart on Saturday afternoon. The Taranaki County Council Chairman's report, book reviews and -other matter will be found on page one. Captain Edwin wired at 12.47 p.m. today: — Moderate easterly winds; glass fall; tides impioving; frost to-night. The Rev W. R. Woolley and others have lodged a petition against granting a license to the Hotel Commonwealth. To-morrow afternoon Mr Newton King will hold a clearing sale of household furniture, near the Henui, on accoun t of Miss Charnock. - The Bed Lion Hotel, Bangiora, was burglariously entered on Tuesday night and £50 and a diamond ring valued at £12 stolen. Thre* men who had engaged beds the previous night are suspected. In this issue Mrs W. Hood announces that she i* prepared to receive -pupils for the organ and pianoforte, and also for voice production. Particulars can be obtained upon application to the Dresden Piano Co. Among recently proved wills are the following :— Dr Alfred Bullock (Christchurch "», £14,792; Charles Ensor (Christchurch), £19,532; Caroline G. Leary (Dnnedin), £11,701; and C. G. Ziele tDunedin), £11,463. The Waihi Company's return for the period ending May 24th, shows a largt falling off as compaied with the previous records, 12,002 tons (286 tons more than last tonnage) yielding i' 34,434, or £6019 less than the previous return. With a view of making arrangements for securing the recording of the votes of ratepayers at the poll on the Borough borrowing proposals, a meeting of burgesses: favourably ia. clined will be held at the Council Chamber at half-past seven on Friday evening, when the reports and plans of the various schemes will be available for inspection. The Hawera Licensing Committee met on Wednesday, when all the application^ for renewals and transfers were granted. The question of creating x new license at Eltham was partly heard, and then adjourned till after the ordinary business Mr Samuel appeared to support an application by Mr J. Hawkins, and Mr Halli well appeared to oppose on behalf of several petitioners. A meeting of persons interested in the matter of the memorial to the Taranaki troopers who have fallen in South Africa, which it is proposed to erect in St. Mary's Churchyard, are invited to attend a meeting to be held in the small room at the Town Hall on Friday .evening. We understand that a number of subscription list been returneh wHh substantial amounts, and that the success of the movement is now assured. The Blenheim Licocsing Committee had before it on Wednesday an application for a new license in Blenheim,-tin place of one lapsed at Deep Creek, 40 miles away. The circumstances were very similar to those in connection with the Hotel Commonwealth application here, opposition being shown by both temperance people and publicans. The application was granted, the Chairman and another member voting against it, and three in favour. It was intimated that an appeal would be made to the Supreme Court. - When an application for a license for n new building erected at Newtown, Wellington, catn6 before the ' üburbs Lieens ing Committee oh Wednesday. Counsel for the objectors expressed the opinion that one of the members of the Bench (Mr Cudby), who is father-in-law of the applicant, should not hear the case. The Chairman said he would leave the question to Mr Cudby, and that gentleman retired, followed by another member, who said if Mr Cndby went he would not sit. There was thus no quorum, and the matter had to be adjourned for a week. Mr Wl.W 1 . I^ell'ew, draper, has made arrangements to have afternoon tea dispensed free to lady customers every Saturday afternoon.* American Flour which is wellknown for its high quality has 1 reach ed New Plymouth, g shipment having just qeen received by A. J. Clarke- & Co., Central Grocery Store.*